The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-05
A CONTINUOUS SESSION OF SIX.
TEEN LONG HOURS,
During which Many Amusing, as
Well as Pathetic and Exc ting,
Incidents Occur,
MORRISON TO BE INTERS GATE
COMMISSIONERS.
Bills to Provide for Bridging the
Tennessee at Sheflield and Gun
tsrsyille, Ala, Approved.
IsrIoIAL TO THE APPRAL.l

BUREAU OF THE mhhfhlS hfrEhLi
No 1906 F STREET, WASHINGTON, ID.
Q, March 4.-The closing hours OF
Congress were marked with the usual
rush and hurry attendant upon such
occasions.
Without taking any recess the
House sat continuously from o'clock
last night unit the hour for adjourn
ment a. noon today. The proceedings
on the floor we're watched with eager
ness by an immense concou'se Of
spectators, who filed the galleries and
manifested The greatest interest in the
doings of tho legislators. As night be-
gan 10 wsne into the early hours Of
the morning both the floors aud the
galleries thinned, and at 2 O'Clock this
morning not more than twenty spec
tators were lett. They began to col
lect again, however, five hours later,
aud by 0 o'clock not a seat was
to be obtained anywhere. Mean
while legislation was being rushed
through at brisk pace. 1t was hum
orous and pathetic to see the eager
ness with which members watched for
the concluding tones OF the Spt aker's
declaration that such a measure was
passed. Fifty bits of paper are four-
ished in the air, fifty members are
eager and apxiously wai,ing for the
moment when the Speakers eye is
supposed to be sbro I'D in the House,
while occasionally one member, more
eager than the rest, calls, "Mr.
Speaker" too soon. Then they all
shout, "Mr. Speaker" theresare fifty
"muffs," aud then some one brings up
a privileged re ort and all the others
are disappointed.
GEN. WHEELER, OF ALABAMA, WHOSE
DIMINuTIvE SIZE
is we'll known, became so excited over
the fact that he had two privileged re-
ports to make that he stood up on his
seat in order to be eeen over the heads
of the squirming crowd in front OF the
Speakers desk. He got them both in
and had them adopted by the House,
and then he was happy and went and
lay down on two decks, they being q
soft enough sofa for tue Intrepid Con-
federate General.
Zach Taylor has scarcely been out
OF the House for the last week, but
has been watching for an opportunity
to introduce the
MEMPHIS BRIDGE BILL.
Unfortunately the opportunity never
came, and Congress has adjourned
without taking action upon the meas
ure. Mr.. lay or's efforts would have
been crowned with success had it not
been for the opposition OF Mr.. Poin-
dexter Dunn, which was we'll known
to the Speaker. 1t is that gentleman,
therefore, whom Memphis has to
thank for not having secured the GER
tainty of bridge. Mr.. TAylor's ef.
forts have been persistent and tireless,
and Mr.. Phelan, his successor In the
txt Congress, will have to be q very
good man to more ably fill the pace
of the retiring member from Memphis,
who leaves the House with the best
will of all on both sides OF the cham
ber, with, possibly, the exception Of
Mr.. Dunn.
THE EFFECT OF THE FAILURE OF THE
DEFICIENCY BILL
will be more serious than is generally
believed inasmuch as it ntained
provisions for supplying pressing de-
mandI for postal cards, stamps and
other items connect ID with the postal
service, the denial of which will, it is
expected, seriously embarrass the de.
psrtment and the public. The legal
machinery OF the government will
also be materially disarranged during
the remainder Of the fiscal year, as no
money will be avai able for jurors,
witnesses or marshsl's fees, and msny
prisoners, notably tho;e confined at
Fort Smith, Ark, cannot be tried for
months to come.
THE CABINET MEETING.
The President and most Of the men,
bers of his Cabinet remained at the
White House considering legislative
matters until about 4 o'clock this
morning. They reassembled in the
Cabinet room again at 8 O'Clock. All
the departments were represented,
Mr.. Fairchild representing the Treas
ury Department. Between and IL 80
O'Clock the President had acted on all
the bills received by him up TO the
latter hour. He then repaired
to the Capitol, upon asau-
RANGES from Speaker Carlisle
that the District OF Colum5ia bill aud
the general deficiency bill would GER
tsinly fail to become laws unless he
did 30. The President acted on all the
bills at the Capitol that he was able to
in the thort time allotted him before
The party returned to
the White House sbout l o'clock and
then separated. The President held
his usual public reception in the East
room at 10:30 O'Clock and shook hands
with about 200 people.
BRIDGES OVER THE TKNNRssEB.
The bills to provide for building
bridges over the Tennessee river at |
Guntersville and She fhsld, Ala were
by the President
MORRISON HAS ACCEPTED.
Representative William r. Morrison,
OF Illinois, is authority for the state
ment that he has been rendered and |
has accepted position on the Inter-
state Com percs Commission. The
Mr.. Morrison says, has de-
cided OF to appoint the Commission
ers until after the 4th Of March.
YEARS OF TOLL THROWN AWAY.
It would be next to an impossible
ily TO compute the labor represented |
by the calendars Of the houses of Con-
gress VIII en- died yesterday. Very lit
tie Of the years OF toll expended in
pre- pairing those bills for reporting
from the Senate and House commit
tees can be utilized by future Con.
crosses, as these who will ex4mine the |
bills after they have been rsintroduced |
will look at Them in a different light,
and will insist on framing different re-